Rigging-Electronics

Cruising sailboats were a rapidly expanding market in the early 1970’s, due to production of fiberglass boats and the introduction of sail assist like roller furling and improved winches and hardware in general.

As sailmakers, we saw the need to expand our services into rigging and hardware – including installation. We were practically the first sailmaker to offer this service, and are still among the few – more than 40 years hence.

Our goal as with our custom sails is great service and competitive prices. With today’s fast pace. It’s nice to know that Mack Sails can tie it all together.

RIGGING

Our custom mast trailer enables us to transport spars up to 80 feet in length. We haul masts, booms, furlers-anything long, from area boat yards to our shop for whatever is required. Our rigging department continues to offer the best in new spars from, Z Spar, Sparcraft, Selden and Forespar. We stock a huge inventory of rigging wire, swage mechanical fittings, blocks, rope, roller gear, mast lights – everything to do the job NOW! We swage or mechanically assemble, splice, etc., all in our shop. We also have on hand a milling machine, cutting equipment and water jet & plasma, plus a welder for any custom aluminum or stainless assembly needed.

Colin Mack heads up the hardware, rigging and electronics department. He literally grew up sailing and in the sail loft and has been a full-time partner for more than 20 years. (There is a family album picture of Colin in his first bosun’s chair ride he was 3 mos. old.)

After the hurricanes of 2004, we had an inventory of over forty masts. Car parking became a real game. The pile of booms we couldn’t even count. Included in the 40 at the time we inventoried
were many new spars being prepped for install.

ELECTRONICS

Fine Yacht Sails, rigging and Hardware-now electronics

Everything from the deck up From simple VHF or SSB communications to hydraulic steering and windlass systems, nav aids and satellite TV-our staff makes boating easier, safer and more enjoyable through technology.

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The electronics shop’s lead technician and installer has been in the marine electrical field for 25 years. We offer expert installation and service on all major brands , including Raymarine,Comnav, Standard Horizon,DMI,Furono,Lewmar, Navtec,Maxwell and Anderson, to name a few.

If you are outside of our immediate Florida area, don’t worry.Some of our offsite projects: